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SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: HAITI; CHINA'S CENSORSHIP OF GOOGLE AND 
AVATAR; ARGENTINA'S NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENT 01/29/10; BUENOS AIRES 
 
SUMMARY 
 
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¶1.   Although no longer a front-page news story, Haiti continues to 
make headlines, with articles now focusing on reconstruction and 
adoption issues.  The Chinese government's censorship of both 
Google and the Avatar movie, as well as Argentina's nuclear 
development in view of the upcoming NPT Conference to be held in 
New York in May, were both subjects of opinion pieces. End summary. 
 
 
 
HAITI: RECONSTRUCTION, 
 
IMF LOAN, ADOPTIONS 
 
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¶2.   On January 29, conservative daily La Prensa reported that 
former President Bill Clinton, UN Special Envoy for Haiti, made a 
strong call for businessmen and political leaders to rebuild Haiti. 
La Prensa quoted former President Clinton saying, "Haiti has the 
opportunity to get rid of its past and build a better future.  It 
does not come down to reconstruct Haiti the way it used to be." 
 
 
 
¶3.   On January 28, two newspapers reported that the IMF would 
grant a loan to Haiti in the amount of 112 million dollars. 
Centrist Critica underscored that "humanitarian NGOs criticized the 
IMF for having granted a loan instead of a donation for the 
country."  Pro-government, left-of-center Pagina 12 also reported 
on the IMF loan, with no commentary. 
 
 
 
http://www.criticadigital.com/impresa/index.p hp?secc=nota 
 &nid=37637 
 
http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/sociedad/su bnotas/3-44977-2010-01 
-28.html 
 
 
 
¶4.   On January 29, two local dailies reported on the international 
adoptions of Haitian orphans.  Leading circulation Clarin carries 
an op-ed piece highlighting that, "Adoption can be a wish but never 
a right, and this is why adoption has a restrictive nature." 
According to the article, those who do not agree with this 
principle are, for instance, "the Guatemalan mafias, which trade in 
average 3,000 children every year," and have profits that are 
similar to those of coffee exports or tourism.  The article also 
mentions Internet pages, which are full of "intermediation 
agencies," with the pictures of Haitian children apt to be 
"exported."  Daily-of-record La Nacion reported that, after the 
Argentine Foreign Ministry told the 14 families who adopted Haitian 
children that it could nothing to help them, five of the 14 parents 
traveled to Santo Domingo in an attempt to enter Haiti. 
 
http://www.clarin.com/diario/2010/01/29/opini on/o-02129275.htm 
 
http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1 227086 
 
 
 
 
 
CHINA'S CENSORSHIP 
 
COULD SPARK CONFLICTS 
 
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¶5.   An editorial in January 29 leading circulation Clarin notes 
that while China's Google censorship continues, the Chinese 
government censored the Avatar movie as well.  According to the 
editorial, the Chinese government fears the ideology underlying the 
film, which urges people to oppose the appropriation of natural 
 
 
resources.  The paper's editorial concludes that Chinese actions 
are not compatible with consumption development and exchanges with 
foreign countries, and could thus bring over increasing political 
conflicts in the future. 
 
http://www.clarin.com/diario/2010/01/29/opini on/o-02129275.htm 
 
 
 
"ARGENTINA AND THE NUCLEAR ISSUE" 
 
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¶6.   An op-ed in January 28 daily-of-record La Nacion (by Juan 
Gabriel Tokatlian, professor of Political Science and International 
Studies at Torcuato Di Tella University) notes that a significant 
number of countries, both in the world and in the region, are 
making strategic decisions on the nuclear front, and that "the NPT 
Review Conference, which will be held in New York in May, will be a 
transcendental milestone for the international community.  We could 
well be witnessing a turning point: either the global nuclear 
regime gets balanced and makes progress or we will enter a 
sensitive and uncontrolled path."  Tokatlian argues that Argentina 
should work jointly with Brazil and Chile in the nuclear 
development field, and that "the ABC bloc could become an important 
player in the New York meeting and also a key referent for 
stability and prosperity in the area." 
 
 
 
  
http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1 226573 
 
 
 
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MARTINEZ